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Comment on How come Mark Wahlberg got a pass for being the crap out of a Vietnamese guy. But Kevin Spacey, Bill Cosby, Weinstein, do not get a pass? Beside the sexual aspect what is the difference?

YoFrodo@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

Wahlberg was arrested, charged, and served time (albeit a very little), also his main offense occurred in 1988. Spacey and Weinstein were continuing to offend, and along with Cosby were serial offenders.

So you have a Wahlberg who was a piece of shit as a youth and then (as far as we know) corrected himself and remained hate-crime/assault free for going on nearly 40 years now vs rapists who were active until they were publicly outed.

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sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
latimes.com/…/la-et-mg-mark-wahlberg-assault-vict…

[Johnny Trinh] said he lost the eye in a 1975 grenade explosion while he was with the South Vietnamese army.

During the assault in Boston, Wahlberg punched Trinh in the eye after first hitting another Vietnamese man in the head with a large stick and hurling racial slurs.

“He was young and reckless but I forgive him now,” said Trinh, who did not know his assailant wound up a famous movie star. “Everyone deserves another chance.”

“I would like to see him get a pardon. He should not have the crime hanging over him any longer.”

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Tollana1234567@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
but he was barely criticized for asian hate crime and still got significant roles. Hollywood has a wierd fetish stereotyping asians.

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- YoFrodo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Barely criticized? It still comes up today, and Im not sure if its any consolation but the guy he attacked publicly forgave him after Wahlberg met with him and apologized in 2016.
  
  Im not sure what the stereotyping comment has to do with this discussion though.
  
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SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Halle Berry, Caitlyn Jenner, Laura Bush… eventually Tiger Woods…

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